STEPHON TUITT RUMORS

The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Notre Dame defensive end Stephon Tuitt in the second round this evening adding yet another piece to the rebuilding puzzle on defense.
Tuitt is a monster at 6’5″ and 307lbs and will be expected to play defensive end, but is extremely versatile and could see some time in nickel and dime packages anywhere along the line.
He seems to be a perfect...

Notre Dame Football: What can Cody Riggs do for the Irish?Last Wednesday, defensive back Cody Riggs announced that he would be playing his final season of college football at Notre Dame. He will be attending graduate school at Notre Dame after graduating from the University of Florida where he started at both cornerback and safety. Riggs is an experienced SEC defender that should...

After a disappointing 9-4 season Brian Kelly was able to excite Irish fans on national signing day by bringing in his second consecutive top 10 recruiting class, according to 247sports.com’s class rankings. The No. 10 recruiting class is made up of 23 signees, 16 of whom are 4-star recruits.
Nyles Morgan signed with the Irish on Wednesday
This class is headlined by the No. 3 inside...

Since 1997, the University of Notre Dame football team has been sponsored by Adidas. That all changed when the university signed the largest apparel deal in college sports history with Under Armour earlier this week. The 10-year deal is worth an estimated $90 million in cash and apparel will begin in July.
Notre Dame’s new gear (Photo credit: Joe Raymond/ AP)
However, the deal...

Notre Dame defensive end Stephon Tuitt is leaving school early and entering the NFL draft.
Notre Dame director of football media relations Michael Bertsch said Tuesday that Tuitt has informed coach Brian Kelly of his decision. Tuitt is the second Irish defensive lineman to declare for the NFL draft, joining nose guard Louis Nix III.
Both have been projected as some as possible...

Tonight, it was announced that Notre Dame defensive coordinator Bob Diaco would be leaving the Fighting Irish to become the head coach at UConn. The move certainly made sense for him, but was a significant blow to Notre Dame, which had already lost offensive coordinator Chuck Martin just a few days before, as he left to become the head man at Miami (Ohio). Brian Kelly is going to...

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